# ETHICS STATEMENT - Evolución del PIB en Latinoamérica por País (2000-2024)

**DOI:** https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/KAAUOR  
**Author:** de la Serna, Juan Moises  

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## Ethical Considerations

### 1. Data Type
This dataset contains exclusively **aggregated macroeconomic data** at the country level. No individual-level data, personal data, or sensitive information is included.

### 2. Data Privacy
- All data is publicly available from official international organizations (World Bank, IMF, CEPAL)
- No personally identifiable information (PII)
- No informed consent required (aggregate public economic data)
- Full GDPR compliance: no personal data processed

### 3. Data Sources Ethics
- All sources are official international organizations with public data policies
- World Bank Open Data: open license
- IMF data: publicly accessible

### 4. Conflicts of Interest
No conflicts of interest declared. This dataset was compiled for scientific and educational purposes.

### 5. Funding
This work was conducted independently, without specific institutional funding for this dataset.

### 6. Responsible Use
Users are encouraged to:
- Cite the original sources (World Bank, IMF, CEPAL)
- Consider Venezuela data limitations when making policy conclusions
- Not use this data to make claims beyond its temporal and geographic scope
